The hardest part of this blog is like the hardest part of a novel: The Beginning. That wasn't the case with Corruption, one of the few I've been writing that seemed to flow naturally. I had thought about it for weeks beforehand, envisioned it like a movie. Where I wanted each character to be, what the house looked like, what the weather would be. The first line eased into place like the first thread in a large tapestry.
"Oliver Pax loved Christmas."
Simple, easy. But something like this? This blog was more of an impulse, a test, and as I sit staring at the keyboard like a stranger that refuses to move from the middle of the sidewalk, I feel like I'm fumbling through it.
That is the advantage to novels in comparison to blogs--editing. That is where Corruption stands at the moment. Corruption is in its final edits, and should be available by July for purchase. $4.99 digital download to your computer, or to your e-reader.
Until then, let me offer you this--the quote that is the real start of Corruption.
"Religion is the sign of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, just as it is the spirit of a spiritless situation. It is the opium of the people. The abolition of religion as the illusory happiness of the people is required for real happiness." -Karl Marx
More updates soon, hopefully with the link to the novel itself!
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